I just got the email. It's not an attachment but a link to the .pdf document.
Anyway it will now be sent to all new members when they join - supposedly anyway...Bill! --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > All Members, > > I wasn't able to append it to the Forum's Home Page so I uploaded and saved > it as a File. I've marked it to be sent as an attachment to an email to > every member announcing it, sent to every new member when they sign up, and > sent to every member once a month. > > We might revisit this once a month mailing and delete or revise it. > > Thanks for everyone's participation in creating and cooperation with this new > policy. > > ...Bill ...for Edgar and Al > > --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > All Members: > > Below is the revised and now finalized text of the Forum's Posting > > Policy. It will be posted it on the Forum's Home Page and all new > > members will be made aware of it. > > Edgar and I have noted all of your comments and have done the > > following: > > * Warnings will be delivered privately for now, but if the warning is > > for a personal attack the member attacked may be also advised. > > * We've included some wording which requests new Threads be started > > if your Reply is off the Thread's topic or will take the Thread in a > > different direction then the original Poster intended. > > * We've included Chris' suggestions in a separate POSTING TIPS > > section. > > * We've tabled the suggestion of 'tagging'. We will investigate this > > some more and revisit this suggestion when we know more about what it is > > and how to do it. > > ******************** > > > > POSTING POLICY > > > > > > * All posts and replies should have some relevance to the forum's > > published topic zen or related areas such as Ch'an, Buddhism, > > Hinduism, Christianity, philosophy, etc..., as long as you tie it back > > to zen. Digressions will be tolerated to some extent, but any truly > > off-topic conversations should be taken off the forum to another medium > > such as email. > > * New topics or a significant divergence from an existing Thread > > should be Posted in a new Thread. > > * Personal attacks will not be tolerated. This will be strictly > > enforced. Calling someone `stupid' and then following that with a smiley > > face will not be accepted as amelioration. > > * The Forum Moderators will discuss any problematic Posts or Replies > > and will issue a warning (privately via email) to anyone they deem to > > have violated this policy. There is no set number of warnings. The > > number could range from zero to three or four depending on the severity > > of the violation as determined by the Moderators. > > * If any member continues to violate any part of this policy his/her > > membership posting privileges will be changed to MODERATE - which means > > all Posts and Replies will have to be read and approved by the > > Moderators before it is posted to the Forum. > > > > > > POSTING TIPS > > > > > > * Spirited discussions including disagreements about ideas or > > opinions are encouraged. > > * Write scrupulously. Assume goodwill. Help rather than judge, > > and be aware of people's sensitivities. It is easy to trigger people's > > sore spots with careless words. > > * Read forgivingly. Assume goodwill. Assume even critical sounding > > judgments are meant to be helpful. Read remembering that there is no way > > someone can judge you at all based on just your posts. If someone does > > get `up in your face', it is their style, not a sign they have > > some special authority to judge you. If it continues the Moderators > > will intervene. > > * Consider including a bit of good humor, koans or anecdotes to > > support whatever potentially judgmental or off-topic words you also are > > including. Traffic composition is a matter of balance. Make those busy > > people happy they glanced at your words. > > > > > > ******************** > > > > ...Bill! for Edgar and Al > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
